The Cubs need frontline pitching to match up with all their position prospects, so it makes sense as to why they'd be interested in Hamels.

The Phillies can pull Hamels off waivers if they can't reach a deal with the Cubs, so there isn't too much pressure on Philadelphia to trade their ace.

Howard Eskin, the sports director for WTXF-TV in Philadelphia, joined the Kap and Haugh Show to talk about the likelihood of a deal.

"They don't want to trade Cole Hamels," Eskin said. "They put everybody on waivers...It's a formality. Would they be willing to do it for a fair deal? No. They'd be willing to do it for a deal that is absolutely so unfair to the Chicago Cubs. That's the only way they'd do it."